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How to Win Lulu vs Nocturne Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Lulu

based on 3,084 Lulu vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Lulu resulted from an evaluation of 3084 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Lulu has to counter Nocturne in only 5.4% of her games.

Lulu vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a awful job of beating Nocturne. On average, she wins a lowly 44.8% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Lulu vs Nocturne rounds, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Lulu vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBandleglass Mirror

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionMoonstone RenewerSolstice SleighMikael's Blessing

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Nocturne as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Nocturne

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

Advice to Win Against Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Lulu vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Nocturne Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
14
< Assists >
7.7
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
29
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,068
< Physical Damage >
14,876
5,566
< Magic Damage >
1,213
550
< True Damage >
1,164
7,184
< Damage Dealt >
17,254
16,762
< Damage Taken >
34,586
8,327
< Gold Earned >
11,982
2
< Towers >
1.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,212
< Total Healing >
16,572
10,725
< Experience >
13,654
57
< Vision Score >
22
25
< Wards Placed >
6
246
< Time Dealing CC >
529

How to Counter Nocturne with Lulu in LoL

The stats provided here feature some strategic Lulu vs. Nocturne counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Lulu normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Nocturne

Who is Better, Lulu or Nocturne?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 44.8% win rate. As a result, Lulu makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Lulu does have a much lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Lulu also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lulu into Nocturne.

Furthermore, Lulu has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lulu is a terribly counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lulu against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Lulu, we analyzed 3,084 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nocturne as Lulu comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lulu in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Nocturne. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Lulu versus Nocturne build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Lulu bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Nocturne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 44.8% when playing against Nocturne with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Nocturne as Lulu, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lulu vs Nocturne face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Lulu vs Nocturne tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all games with data with these champs.